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Jan 24, 2019 · Jan. 24, 2019 4 AM PT. Anton Yelchin’s parents live where their son died. After his sudden death nearly three years ago, Viktor and Irina Yelchin couldn’t bear the thought of selling Anton’s ...
- amy.kaufman@latimes.com
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- They Moved to The United States as Refugees When Anton Was 6 Months Old
- Yelchin’s Mother Worked as A Choreographer For Figure Skaters
- His Father Was A Coach & Was Sasha Cohen’s First Trainer
- His Parents Encouraged Him to Become An Actor at A Young Age
Anton Yelchin moved to the United States with his parents when he was six months old. They were granted political refugee status. He grew up in California. When asked why they moved to the United States to start over, the couple gave a one-word answer to the Los Angeles Timesin 1989: “Anton.” Viktor Yelchin told the newspaper, “We were afraid for o...
The couple continued to figure skate after moving to the United States. Irina Korina Yelchin, Anton’s mother, eventually became a choreographer for figure skaters, according to a 2009 article in the Pottstown Mercury. She also helped support her son’s career, often appearing alongside him on the red carpet during his youth and in more recent years.
Viktor Yelchin became a figure skating coach after his own career ended, including at the Pasadena Figure Skating Club. Yelchin was the first coach for Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, according to JWeekly.com, a Bay Area newspaper that covers the Jewish community.
Yelchin was encouraged to become an actor at a young age by his parents, based on their own experiences starting figure skating in their youth, he told IFC.com in 2011: Yelchin’s parents predicted his future career in a 1989 interview with the Los Angeles Times, after they had recently moved to the United Stats and were skating professionally. “Eve...
Jan 24, 2019 · Anton Yelchin ‘s parents are still grieving the loss of their son. Viktor and Irina Yelchin, former figure skaters from Russia, spoke to the Los Angeles Times about their son, who passed away at ...
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Early life and education. Yelchin was born on March 11, 1989, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were pair figure skaters who were stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet for 15 years.
How many different people can I play, and how different can I make them every time. Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was born in Leningrad on March 11, 1989 to renowned figure skaters Irina Korina and Victor Yelchin. Amidst rising anti-Semitism and the fall of the Soviet Union, Victor and Irina emigrated to Los Angeles with Anton when he was six ...
Aug 1, 2019 · As the Soviet Union crumbled in the late ’80s, a wave of anti-Semitic attacks convinced two of the nation’s top figure skaters, Viktor Yelchin and Irina Korina, that they needed to leave the ...
Aug 9, 2019 · Yelchin’s parents, former figure skaters Viktor Yelchin and Irina Korina, were the driving forces behind getting the documentary made, and it was Irina who first suggested Cage for the job ...
